Maya saves $10.00 each week. Rodney has $20 in his bank account, and he saves $5.00 each week. After how many weeks will Maya and Rodney have the same amount in their accounts?

Answer 1

20+5W = 10W

subtract 5W from both sides to get

20 = 5W,

divide by 5

W = 4 weeks when they'll both have the same amount, $40

$10 each week for 4 weeks is $40

$20 + $5 for 4 weeks = 20+20 = $40